Published
mid-afternoon.
wordsmith-6
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Word
|
Meaning
|
Synonyms
|
Antonyms
|
Parts of speech
|
Obsequious
|
Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
Fawning ; toadyish |
sincere |
adjective |
Xenophobia
|
A fear of foreigners or strangers |
A kind of social phobia |
Unafraid |
Noun |
Jollification
|
A boisterous celebration; a merry festivity |
Merry making ; conviviality |
Joyless |
Noun |
Deus ex machina
|
Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty |
Crusade |
pull |
Noun |
Bellwether
|
Someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity |
Leader |
Follower |
Noun |
Ostentation
|
A gaudy outward display; Pretentious or showy or vulgar display ; Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity |
Pomposity ; splashiness ; puffiness |
Unpretentiousness |
Noun |
| Camarilla |
A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue |
Cabal ; faction |
Disassociate |
Noun |
Published
mid-afternoon.
wordsmith-5
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Word
|
meaning
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synonyms
|
antonyms
|
Parts of speech
|
| anathema |
A detested person , A formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication |
Bete noire |
bless |
noun |
| plethora |
Extreme excess, over plus |
Superfluity |
Valuable, worthy |
noun |
| repine |
Express discontent |
Complain, kvetch |
cheer |
verb |
| misnomer |
An incorrect or unsuitable name |
Describe , Determine or distinguish the nature |
Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to |
noun |
| acrid |
Strong and sharp; harsh and corrosive in tone |
Bitter , blistering |
Pleasant |
Adjective |
| hullabaloo |
Disturbance usually in protest |
Excitement ,exhilaration ,joyfulness |
Sorrow , dull |
noun |
| excrescence |
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
Gibbousness , protuberance ,swelling |
Curving inward |
noun |
Published
at breakfast time
wordsmith -4
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word
|
meaning
|
synonyms
|
antonyms
|
Parts of speech
|
| chagrin |
Acute vexation |
Embarrassment, humiliation |
pride |
noun |
| indolent |
Lazy ,work shy |
Inactive, slothful |
Active, hard working |
adjective |
| nefarious |
Wicked in the extreme |
villainous |
virtuous |
adjective |
| transmute |
To change from one nature ,form, substance , or state into another |
Metamorphose, transform |
unalterable |
verb |
| acerbic |
Sharp ,biting, or acid in temper, expression, or tone |
Sour or bitter in taste, blistering |
Pleasant , pacifying tone |
adjective |
| myriad |
Consisting of a very great but indefinite number |
Innumerable, uncounted |
Numerous, calculable |
adjective |
| remunerate |
To pay an equivalent to for any service, loss ,or expense |
Recompense ,compensate |
Free service ,
equivalent of slavery, Work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay |
verb |
Published
at breakfast time
wordsmith-3
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Word
|
Meaning
|
Synonyms
|
Antonyms
|
Parts of speech
|
gewgaw
|
A showy trifle; a trinket; |
a bauble |
N/A |
noun |
inchoate
|
In an initial or early stage; just begun. |
Imperfectly formed or formulated. |
Completed, brought to an end |
adjective |
assuage
|
To make milder or less severe; to reduce the intensity of; to ease; to relieve. |
To appease; to satisfy; To soothe or calm; to pacify. |
harsh |
verb |
diffident
|
Lacking self-confidence; distrustful of one’s own powers; timid; bashful |
Characterized by modest reserve; unassertive. |
Aggressive. confident |
adjective |
rodomontade
|
Vain boasting; empty bluster; pretentious |
Bragging speech; rant. |
Reserved, unpretentious |
noun |
bedizen
|
To dress or adorn in gaudy manner. |
loud |
Mundane, sophisticated |
Transitive verb |
sojourn
|
A temporary stay. |
Visit |
Permanent residing |
noun |
Published
early afternoon.
wordsmith-2
|
word
|
meaning
|
Synonyms
|
Antonyms
|
Parts of speech
|
garrulous
|
Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; |
Wordy; talkative;
Verbose. |
Reticent; uncommunicative; taciturn; close-mouthed. |
adjective |
recherche
|
Excessively refined; affected; Pretentious; overblown. |
Rare; exotic;
Exquisite; choice. |
common |
adjective |
probity
|
Complete and confirmed integrity |
Uprightness;
virtue |
deceit, dishonesty, unfairness, untrustworthiness |
noun |
busker
|
A person who entertains (as by playing music) in public places. |
Street musician |
N/A |
noun |
Rara avis
|
A rare or unique person or thing. |
Rare bird; unusual person; rarity |
Often; normal; common. |
noun |
cabal
|
A secret, conspiratorial association of plotters or intriguers whose purpose is usually to bring about an overturn especially in public affairs. |
The schemes or plots of such an association;
Conspiracy;
Combination;
Crew; |
Decamp;
Disagreement; |
noun |
kismet
|
Fate; fortune |
Destiny; karma |
Ill-fate; unfavorable destiny |
noun |
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